3.0.0 4391 2023-01-11T13:38:00Z 2023-01-11T13:38:00Z House HR 2017-11-14 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 186 (Tuesday, November 14, 2017)][Pages H9254-H9255]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. McCOLLUM:H.R. 4391.[[Page H9255]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-11-14T15:00:14Z 2017-11-14 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2017-11-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-11-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 N P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2017-11-14 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2017-11-14 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2017-11-14 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2017-11-14 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2017-11-14 True D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2017-11-14 True C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2017-11-14 True G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2017-11-14 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2017-11-14 True J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2017-11-15 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2017-11-15 False J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2017-11-15 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2017-11-28 False K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2017-11-28 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2017-11-28 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2017-11-30 False S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 2017-12-06 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2017-12-12 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2017-12-13 False B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2018-01-16 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2018-01-22 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2018-04-24 False N000127 Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] RICHARD NOLAN D MN 8 2018-04-24 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2018-05-10 False E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2] Dwight Evans D PA 2 2018-05-16 False M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2018-05-16 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2018-06-07 False D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2018-06-19 False C001101 Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] Katherine Clark D MA M. 5 2018-06-28 False W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2018-11-14 False International Affairs Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign aid and international relief Human rights International law and treaties Israel Juvenile crime and gang violence Lawyers and legal services Middle East Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military facilities and property Palestinians International Affairs 00 2017-11-14 Introduced in House 2017-12-01T19:15:31Z Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian Children Act

This bill prohibits U.S. assistance to Israel from being used to support the military detention, interrogation, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children in violation of international humanitarian law or the use against Palestinian children of: (1) torture, inhumane, or degrading treatment; (2) physical violence or psychological abuse; (3) incommunicado or administrative detention; (4) solitary confinement; (5) denial of parental or legal access during interrogations; or (6) force or coercion to obtain a confession.

The Department of State shall annually submit to Congress: (1) a certification that none of the funds obligated or expended in the previous fiscal year for assistance to Israel have been used to support any of such activities; or (2) if the State Department cannot make such certification, a report describing each activity and the amount of funds used by Israel in violation of this bill.

The State Department shall include in each annual report on the barring of development assistance to a country that engages in human rights violations a description of the nature and extent of detention, interrogation, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children by Israeli military forces or police in violation of international humanitarian law.

]]> Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian Children Act Display Title Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian Children Act Short Titles as Introduced Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian Children Act Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of State to certify that United States funds do not support military detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4391ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4391ih.xml 2017-11-14 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.